Playwork in Practice

<p><b><i>Playwork in Practice</i> introduces the ways that playwork can be used across the children's workforce including carers qualified teachers parents and other adults. </b>You will learn the theoretical and practical aspects of the playwork approach supported by a wealth of research-evidence this book is for anyone studying playwork or looking to use it in their own practice. <p/> The chapters focus on the following areas where the playwork approach can be applied: behaviour adult expectations relationships and inclusion space environment and outdoors age risk and resilience emotions and resilience health well-being and gender. Using a reflexive reflective approach the book offers vivid descriptions of interactions between children and adults in a range of different circumstances and analyses these interactions critically. Each chapter includes a real-life story with analysis based on the authors conversations with carers playworkers parents and other adults. The chapters also include reflective questions.</p>